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Canzonetta
Raphael Martenot (composer)
Concert etude no. 2
Albert Zabel (composer)
Am Springbrunnen (At the Fountain)
Albert Zabel (composer)
Recorded: April 1922 in New York

Mr. de Stefano made his debut in his native city of Cagliari, Sardinia, when he was 11. After studies at the Royal Conservatory in Naples, he was named professor of harp at the St. Dorothea Institute there. Coming to the United States, he was recognized as both a teacher and a performer. He had appeared as a soloist at the White House and on radio and television. He died at age at age 94 on Monday, May 18, 1981 at St. Clare's Hospital in Manhattan where he lived. (The New York Times, Friday, May 29, 1981, Section A, Page 15 of the National edition with the headline: Salvatore Mario de Stefano, a concert harpist and composer, died May 18 at St. Clare's Hospital.)

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